Chapter 1375 Speed and Rhythm

Even the audience, the commentators, and the professional guests thought that after Jia Shi's impressive one-versus-three victory in the team competition, their momentum would be unstoppable, and they would crush their opponents, who seemed to have little fighting spirit left. But to everyone's surprise, the moment the match began, the five members of Team 301 revealed an extremely proactive intention. Right from the start, led by their captain Yang Cong's Scenery Killer, they launched a fierce attack on Jia Shi.

"Yo, they're on fire this match! Is it because they were too embarrassed by that terrible third round in the team competition?" A mocking voice came from the audience in the internet cafe, causing a burst of laughter.

Even commentator Pan Lin had a similar guess. "Oh, 301 is starting very aggressively! Li, do you think they lost face in the last round and are eager to regain some dignity?"

"Well, that's possible. After all, the skill levels and characters are quite similar in the professional league. It's extremely rare to see someone like Sun Xiang take on three opponents from start to finish. If I remember correctly, that's only happened twice this season, right?" Guest commentator Li Yibo was quite dedicated and had done some research.

"Yes, once was Huang Shaotian's Yu Wenshengfan," Pan Lin said.

"The other was Han Wenqing's Desert Smoke," Li Yibo said.

"However, both of those were against significantly weaker teams. Team 301 is quite strong. That's probably why they're having a hard time accepting this," Pan Lin said.

"Alright, let's watch the match! The two sides are in direct conflict now. It looks like this match might be decided quickly," Li Yibo said.

"That's right. Charging at the front is Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf. What kind of head-on blow will he deliver to his opponents this time?"

"Uh... what...? Yang Cong's Scenery Killer isn't fighting One Autumn Leaf head-on. They're all moving around."

"It looks like they're planning to bypass One Autumn Leaf!" Li Yibo added.

"This... the five of them have spread out. No matter how skilled Sun Xiang is, it seems impossible for him to block all five of them at the same time!" Pan Lin said.

"Team competition, after all, never relies on just one person," Li Yibo said.

"Yes, the other players from Team Jia Shi are also preparing to engage the enemy. Oh, what? Are they trying to avoid them again?" Pan Lin exclaimed in surprise.

"Team 301's intentions are a bit unclear!" Li Yibo was also a bit confused.

"Alright, over here, Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf has finally entangled an opponent. Let's see how long this can last. In theory, no one on 301 can contend with Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf in a one-on-one fight," Pan Lin said.

"The others from 301 should come back to provide support! It would be too passive to have one person killed at the beginning," Li Yibo said.

"301 was careless! It seems they still haven't taken Sun Xiang and One Autumn Leaf's strength seriously enough," Pan Lin said.

"Oh, wait!" Pan Lin suddenly shouted again, "Who is One Autumn Leaf entangled with?"

That was the troublesome thing about watching team battles: the characters were chaotic, their movements were frequent, and it was often difficult to distinguish who was who. When the fighting was intense, the special effects of the skills made it even harder to tell.

"This... it looks like..." Li Yibo was also trying hard to identify the character.

"It's Tide!!!" Pan Lin's voice sounded like a scream. He barely managed to hold back a "damn it." Using such a word wouldn't be considered impolite in everyday life, but it was definitely something to be mindful of in a public broadcast like this. If Pan Lin used it on the show, he would be criticized, have to write a self-criticism, and have his bonus docked.

Li Yibo was speechless when he heard the character's name. All the viewers were collectively speechless at that moment as well.

Tide, Xu Bin's, the "Grind King's" character.

"Could it be that we all saw it wrong just now? It's not that One Autumn Leaf entangled Tide, but that he was entangled by Tide?" Pan Lin said.

Pan Lin was just a commentator and didn't care too much, but Li Yibo, as a guest representing authority, would feel quite embarrassed to admit a misjudgment. So he immediately used the "beating around the bush" trick, casually "mm"ed, and then immediately said, "This Xu Bin is really an oddity. There are relatively few people in the professional league who use the knight class, which is more defensive. He should be considered one of the best among them."

"But generally speaking, this kind of class is actually more difficult to play well in PvP, right, Li?" Pan Lin took the opportunity to continue the topic.

"That's right..." Li Yibo finally regained some sense of authority.

"Now, Xu Bin's Tide is entangling Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf, and Yang Cong's Scenery Killer has avoided the entanglement of three Glory players. His target... his target is Dancing Rain, Su Mucheng's Dancing Rain. I didn't expect it! Is 301 making Dancing Rain their primary target for elimination?"

"This..." Li Yibo was clearly a bit confused now. Whether it was judging the operations or interpreting the tactics, he was finding it increasingly difficult. This situation had been intensifying year by year, and every match he commentated on, he would encounter some embarrassing moments that required him to use his tricks to resolve.

But this time, he was spared the trouble, because the situation in the match was tense. Pan Lin asked the question but didn't have time to listen to his answer. He immediately started commentating non-stop: "Beautiful! Yang Cong's Scenery Killer used a beautiful aerial double jump to dodge Dancing Rain's two consecutive shots. He landed with a roll, Arc Flash!!! It just happened to avoid another shot. He's getting close! He's getting close! Dancing Rain is about to be closed in on!!"

"Oh, Su Mucheng's reaction is also very fast. A small jump—she's going to use a Fly-By-Cannon to retreat!"

"Oh no, Yang Cong's Scenery Killer is even faster! Aerial Leap... Dancing Rain has been stomped down. This is troublesome. Where are the people from Jia Shi? Oh no, they're all entangled. No one is coming to help. Su Mucheng is in danger!"

"Wonderful!! That backflip was too beautiful, ah? Li?" Pan Lin shouted.

"That's right, it just barely dodged Su Mucheng's BBQ's starting knee strike. This backflip shows Yang Cong's solid fundamentals! Viewers who like Glory..."

"Dancing Rain is also backflipping!!" The situation was tense, but Li Yibo still had to teach the audience a lesson. Pan Lin ruthlessly interrupted him and continued to comment, "Firing! The Fly-By-Cannon is finally being used. Dancing Rain is flying backward."

"Dodged it!! He dodged it again!!! Yang Cong's Scenery Killer dodged a shot from such a close distance."

"Sprint plus Haste!! Currently the fastest ground movement skill in Glory, its speed surpasses Fly-By-Cannon. Scenery Killer caught up with Dancing Rain in the blink of an eye. She still couldn't break free! It's really hard to get rid of a close-range assassin!" Pan Lin kept sighing.兴欣Internet Cafe was silent at this time. Everyone had thought that they would crush Team 301, but who knew that the battle would turn out like this after it began.

Even ordinary viewers like them, without listening to the commentary or expert analysis, could see that Team 301 had taken the absolute initiative, and Jia Shi's five-player team had been divided into three parts.

The "Grind King" Xu Bin's Tide was entangling Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf.

Gao Jie and the other two players from Team 301 formed a local three-on-three battle with Jia Shi's three players.

It was difficult to tell the outcome of these two situations for the time being, but the most critical was the last one: Yang Cong's Scenery Killer versus Su Mucheng's Dancing Rain. Su Mucheng was the real target that Team 301 wanted to isolate, and Dancing Rain was also the first target they wanted to kill. The Gunners, who had the longest range, didn't have any close combat skills like Sharpshooters. Without support, they had a hard time dealing with the assassin's close-range attacks and couldn't break free.

"This... this... how could this be!!" Seeing her idol in trouble, Chen Guo became the most anxious person in the internet cafe, and she couldn't help but grab Ye Xiu beside her and mutter.

"Team 301 clearly understands Sun Xiang and One Autumn Leaf's strength. They haven't underestimated them from the beginning," Ye Xiu said.

"What do you mean?"

"With Sun Xiang and One Autumn Leaf leading the team competition, they know that their chances of winning are very small, so they simply gave up on the team competition," Ye Xiu said.

"Are you saying? They deliberately lost the last team competition?" Chen Guo was surprised.

"Not deliberately lost, but gave up," Ye Xiu corrected Chen Guo's words. "This is a choice in overall strategy. Losing the team competition was a setup. Yang Cong, who went first, is a player with very detailed and fast operations. He fought Sun Xiang in operations, easily raising Sun Xiang's APM and making him excited. The second player who went on lost quickly, which aroused Sun Xiang's arrogance. As for Xu Bin, who went on third, he tried his best to entangle Sun Xiang, making Sun Xiang even more desperate to defeat him quickly. His APM even exceeded the first match with Yang Cong, but Xu Bin kept using his 'Grind King' specialty to make Sun Xiang maintain such a high APM. He wouldn't be Sun Xiang's opponent in the end, but after the one-versus-three, Sun Xiang's emotions and APM had reached their peak."

"So what?" Chen Guo didn't quite understand.

"His APM has lost control," Ye Xiu said.

"APM lost control?"

"He unknowingly fell into the opponent's trap. In simple terms, he's too high right now," Ye Xiu said.

"Then... what will happen?"

"There could be many possibilities. At least, in the team competition, his excessive excitement will cause him to lose coordination with the others. He only joined Jia Shi a few days ago, and his coordination with the others is already unfamiliar. Now that he's been led into this state, it's already fatal enough. The team competition is never determined by one person alone. It relies on the power of the team. Team 301's current tactic is to isolate Su Mucheng and make Dancing Rain the first target for elimination. But from their setup, the first person to be isolated from the team is Sun Xiang, but in terms of the elimination ranking, he will probably be the last."

"Why?"

"After all, his strength is tyrannical. Let Xu Bin grind him down a bit more. If his APM continues to soar like this, I think his hand will cramp up in a while. Although Team 301's captain is Yang Cong, many tactical intentions are actually achieved through Xu Bin's performance. This is a team with two core players," Ye Xiu said. "The two strongest core players in their team appeared in the team competition. Do you still think this team competition was 'deliberately lost'?"